Heitha Forsyth

HEIĐA FORSYTH is a gifted jazz vocalist who is quickly becoming a favourite of Winnipeg audiences. She is a member of Steve Kirby's Oceanic Jazz Orchestra and has been featured by the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, the University of Manitoba Jazz Orchestra, the Ron Paley Big Band, and Papa Mambo. Performing Icelandic festivals, she was a late-night headliner for both the 2007 and 2008 Jazz Winnipeg Festivals. Recently she opened with the Oceanic Jazz Orchestra for Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Centre Jazz Orchestra and has also opened for several international jazz musicians including Kenny Barron, Cedar Walton, Christian McBride and Houston Person through the Izzy Asper Jazz Performances series—Houston Person singled her out as a vocalist he’d like to collaborate with in future projects. A natural communicator, Heitha brings warmth and wit to the stage, enticing audiences with repertoire that’s both familiar and fresh. “I can hear you reaching for that special raw place that makes music come from the soul…” -Houston Person 2007